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Councilmember Phan shared she recently hosted a trip to the Hoover Dam and the <br /> Colorado River to educate residents on water sources, noting Santa Ana gets 80% of its <br /> water from the local aquifer. She also recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, <br /> encouraging the community to stay safe. <br /> Councilmember Bacerra announced a playground will be installed at Sandpointe Park this <br /> Saturday, October 11 th and thanked a resident for helping get a new safety streetlight <br /> installed. He disputed the need for a state audit of the POA, stating the council already <br /> implemented audit requirements. He concluded with a tribute to the late Lydia Salvetta, a <br /> beloved community leader of over 50 years. <br /> Councilmember Lopez requested the meeting be adjourned in memory of labor leader <br /> Andrea Linder and read the names of immigrants who died in detention this year: Ismael <br /> Ayala-Uribe, Jaime Alanis, Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdes, Lorenzo Batrez Vargas, <br /> Chaofeng Ge, Tien Phan, Isidro Perez, Johnny Noviello, Jesus Molina-Vega, Abelardo <br /> Avelleneda-Delgado, Marie Blaise, Nhon Nguyen, Bryan Rayo-Garton, Maksym <br /> Chemyak, Serawit Dejene, and Genry Ruiz Guillen. She defended the city's support for <br /> diverse cultural events and announced that Santa Ana eamed a "Clean Califomia <br /> Communities" designation from Caltrans for its cleanup efforts. She also encouraged <br /> residents to attend the Taste of Santa Ana <br /> Councilmember Hemandez highlighted two recent library expansions at Delhi and Jerome <br /> parks and praised residents for keeping the new facilities well-maintained. He announced <br /> several upcoming weekend events, including an OCFA open house, Taste of Santa Ana, <br /> and the Willard Neighborhood Association's Trunk-or-Treat. <br /> Mayor Amezcua emphasized the need for integrity and refuted a newsletter claim that she <br /> returned a $6.9 million grant, calling it misinformation and explaining the city lacked the <br /> resources to manage the grant. Stating her priority is the city's long-term financial stability, <br /> she highlighted the current positive collaboration between city leadership and the POA. She <br /> celebrated a successful Police Department car show and announced her upcoming <br /> '7nfluenceHER°conference, a Coffee with the Mayor, and the Police Department's Trunk- <br /> or-Treat. <br /> ADJOURNMENT—Adjourn the City Council meeting. <br /> MINUTES: Mayor Amezcua adjourned the City Council Meeting in memory of Andrea <br /> Zinder at 9:58 P.M. <br /> Respectfully submitted: <br /> r i/inR# ! <br /> en r-call, MC <br /> City erk <br /> CITY COUNCIL 19 OCTOBER 7, 2025 <br />